Volleyball Fans From All Over The World, your 2012 Volleywood Idols are…

Matey Kaziyski (Bulgaria)

Pleumjit Thinkaow (Thailand)

We are in the process of creating a special montage for these 2 amazing players, so stay tuned!

The Final Showdown:

Men: Georgi Bratoev VS Matey Kaziyski

Women: Kim Yeon Koung VS Pleumjit Thinkaow

Round 2:Winners of each pool will now advance to The Final Showdown.

Men’s Group H:

Georgi Bratoev (BUL): 4,960 votes
Zbigniew Bartman (POL): 4,231 votes
Lukasz Zygadlo (POL): 1,050 votes
Simon Tischer (GER): 176 votes

Women’s Group H:

Kim Yeon Koung (KOR): 18,343 votes
Logan Tom (USA): 13,285 votes
Strashmira Filipova (BUL): 2,332 votes
Neriman Ozsoy (TUR): 2,207 votes

Group H Results are as of September 22, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

Men’s Group I:

Matey Kaziyski (BUL): 8,785 votes
Tsvetan Sokolova (BUL): 6,299 votes
Michal Winiarski (POL): 5,382
Matt Anderson (USA): 940 votes

Women’s Group I:

Round 1:

Pleumjit Thinkaow (THA): 22,552 votes
Nootsara Tomkom (THA): 13,070 votes
Neslihan Darnel (TUR): 6,623 votes
Destinee Hooker (USA): 464 votes

Group I Results are as of September 23, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

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The following players have won their respective pools and will advance to the next round.

MEN:

A: Michal Winiarski (POL)
B: Lukasz Zygadlo (POL)
C: Matt Anderson (USA)
D: Matey Kaziyski (BUL)
E: Zbigniew Bartman (POL)
F: Simon Tischer (GER)
G: Georgi Bratoev (BUL)
*Tsvetan Sokolov (BUL)

WOMEN:

A: Destinee Hooker (USA)
B: Logan Tom (USA)
C: Neslihan Darnel (TUR)
D: Nootsara Tomkom (THA)
E: Neriman Ozsoy (TUR)
F: Strashimira Filipova (BUL)
G: Pleumjit Thinkaow (THA)
*Kim Yeon Koung (KOR)

*2nd ranked player with the most votes.

Round 2 starts tomorrow. Two groups with 4 players each for the men’s and women’s competition. Winner from each pool advances to the FINAL 2!

Round 1

After an intense week of liking and sharing, First Round Results are in!

Men’s Group A

Michal Winiarski (POL): 1,460 votes
Endres Murilo (BRA): 832 votes
Facundo Conte (ARG): 360 votes
Fernando Hernandez (CUB): 224 votes
Sergey Grankin (RUS): 104 votes
Chen Ping (CHN): 70 votes

Women’s Group A

Destinee Hooker (USA): 870 votes
Thaisa (BRA): 508 votes
Jovana Brakocevic (SRB): 367 votes
Simona Gioli (ITA): 390 votes
Natalia Goncharova (RUS): 274 votes
Yoana Palacios (CUB): 113 votes

Group A Results are as of September 11, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

Men’s Group B

Lukasz Zygadlo (POL): 1,432 votes
Cristian Savani (ITA): 715 votes
Sidao (BRA): 423 votes
Luciano De Cecco (ARG): 304 votes
Marko Podrascanin (SRB):162 votes
Antonin Rouzier (FRA): 89 votes

Women’s Group B

Logan Tom (USA): 4,746 votes
Saori Kimura (JPN): 3,918 votes
Naz Aydemir (TUR): 717 votes
Eleonora Lo Bianco (ITA): 692 votes
Kasia Skowronska (POL): 614 votes
Milena Rasic (SRB): 85 votes

Group B Results are as of September 12, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

Men’s Group C

Matt Anderson (USA): 1,330 votes
Ivan Zaytsev (ITA): 1,059 votes
Giba (BRA): 759 votes
Ivan Miljkovic (SRB): 715 votes
Gyorgy Grozer (GER): 563 votes
Gavin Schmitt (CAN): 360 votes

Women’s Group C

Neslihan Darnel (TUR): 5,892 votes
Kim Yeon Koung (KOR): 4, 819 votes
Jordan Larson (USA): 407 votes
Hui Ruoqi (CHN): 391 votes
Yuko Sano (JPN): 379 votes
Manon Flier (NED): 360 votes

Group C Results are as of September 13, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

Men’s Group D

Matey Kaziyski (BUL): 26, 831 votes
Bartosz Kurek (POL): 23, 564 votes
Dmitriy Muserskiy (RUS): 366 votes
Wilfredo Leon (CUB): 290 votes
Jose Rivera (PUR): 144 votes
Jan Stokr (CZE): 68 votes

Women’s Group D

Nootsara Tomkom (THA): 5, 248 votes
Lioubov Sokolova (RUS): 3,119 votes
Sheilla Castro (BRA): 831 votes
Francesca Piccinini (ITA): 401 votes
Bethania Dela Cruz (DOM): 118 votes
Sarah Pavan (CAN): 76 votes

Group D Results are as of September 14, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

Men’s Group E

Zbigniew Bartman (POL): 26,198 votes
Tsvetan Sokolov (BUL): 25,401 votes
Michal Lasko (ITA): 665 votes
Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS): 539 votes
Igor Yudin (AUS): 144 votes
Hamza Nagga (TUN): 73 votes

Women’s Group E

Neriman Ozsoy (TUR): 2,827 votes
Foluke Akinradewo (USA): 455 votes
Margareta Kozuch (GER): 420 votes
Yukiko Ebata (JPN): 336 votes
Wang Yimei (CHN): 260 votes
Emilce Sosa (ARG): 44 votes

Group D Results are as of September 15, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

Men’s Group F

Simon Tischer (GER): 902 votes
Dante Amaral (BRA): 868 votes
Dragan Travica (ITA): 524 votes
Clay Stanley (USA): 487 votes
Nikola Kovacevic (SRB): 95 votes
Matti Oivanen (FIN): 62 votes

Women’s Group F

Strashimira Filipova (BUL): 1,499 votes
Jaqueline (BRA): 915 votes
Yoshie Takeshita (JPN): 375 votes
Carolina Costagrande (ITA): 125 votes
Helena Havelkova (CZE): 129 votes
Yang Junjing (CHN): 119 votes

Group F Results are as of September 16, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

Men’s Group G

Georgi Bratoev (BUL): 16,259 votes
Mohammad Mousavi (IRI): 14,232 votes
David Lee (USA): 788 votes
Tiago Violas (POR) 354 votes
Sergei Tetyukhin (RUS): 192 votes
Keibel Gutierrez (CUB): 66 votes

Women’s Group G

Pleumjit Thinkaow (THA): 13,879 votes
Ekaterina Gamova (RUS): 934 votes
Elena Keldibekova (PER): 600 votes
Brenda Castillo (DOM): 539 votes
Fernanda Garay (BRA): 299 votes
Polina Rahimova (AZE): 198 votes

Group G Results are as of September 17, 2012 @ 11:59pm US PST.

My 2012 Volleywood Idol…

is a Facebook Page voting competition featuring some of the world’s most popular players. The winners, 1 male & 1 female, are determined by volleyball fans from all over the world. ound 1 consists of 7 pools (6 players per group) from the world’s top teams.

The player with the most “LIKE” & “SHARE” votes from each group together with the highest 2nd ranked player from all the groups advances to the Semifinal Round (2 groups with 4 players each).

Each nominee must have competed in at least 1 major continental or international 2012 competition or 2011 FIVB World Cup.

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My 2012 Volleywood Idol